English

Noun

groundfish ‎(uncountable)

1. (fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor
   • 2007 February 14, “Correction: Sea Sends Distress Call in One-Note Chowders”, in New York Times:

     Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.

Verb

groundfish ‎(third-person singular simple present groundfishes, present participle groundfishing, simple past and past participle groundfished)

1. (fishing) To fish for groundfish
   • 2004, January 1, “Bob Bernstein”, in Pumping out the heat:

     Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.

See also

• groundfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia